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clives, on 2012-04-28 08:33:14, said:

Absolutely....let's tell them how to do their job, because it's obvious they get a bit confused at times.
Why should we be aware of it ...they're immigration officers, they should be aware of everything.

Typical "the uni student's had not seen it"..... they probably saw it but no-one's told them what to do with it!

Poor farmers do not have the skill to manage wealth. Not that they are stupid, but just lack of experience.

Give credit card, they will just go shopping happy, like buy AIS mobile phone (while their land line is fine), fly AirAsia (while the bus/train is free), go stay in hotel like SC park (while relatives house is fine), etc. There is a conflict of interest here, because Yingluck give out credit card, to poor farmers, and in return some (not all) go to spend on the businesses that Yingluck family own. Ask me if there is a hidden agenda? Sama same when Thaksin give credit to Burma govt, they came to buy phone/satellite services from AIS.

random, on 2010-10-04 13:57:25, said:

Whilst I found your O/P to be reasonable and empathised with your plight, I find it difficult to believe you didn't eat otherwise how did the fish bones get stuck in your throat? I agree with your comment about if the item is on the menu, it is reasonable to expect that they know how it should be cooked and served.

midasthailand, on 2010-10-04 14:18:06, said:

Very well spotted Midas.

So not only is he a Thai hating, Onnut bullying troublemaker, he tells porkies too.  

Random, please start some more threads.

random, on 2010-10-04 14:18:16, said:

So, am I to assume that it's Wintermute and I that are the arseholes ?  

random, on 2010-10-04 14:11:52, said:

No really, why don't you leave? This isn't the colonial Raj and Thais aren't your subjects.

random, on 2010-10-04 14:02:43, said:

At least we the ability to cook meat without broiling.

Wallaby, on 2010-10-04 13:48:53, said:

You're an aussie right? Do you guys even have your own culture that's unique from Britain?

random, on 2010-10-04 13:59:32, said:

Well if you enjoy British cuisine regularly i'd say you are.

After being here for a few years and actually working in the service trade I also would never had ordered the fish and chips at a plaice (pun intended) like that. You could say though that it was not so bad service because you never got charged in the end for that meal, even if she did take the chips back and not the whole dish.

The manager was obviously scared of losing face so probably told the staff to say she was not there, not good for the restaurant but that happens.

these type of Thai restaurants do make some good Thai food and have good service most times, just order Thai food! 9 times out of 10 it only leads to disapointment if you order western food at these establishments and when you are hungry it seems worse than it is.

I'm with the OP. I couldn't care what style of restaurant it is, if fish and chips is on the menu then they should know how to cook it.

Nice touch to clarify what chips are to the septics.  Of course, met with the usual response of those with a humour transplant.

I went for dinner with my gf on Saturday night, the restaurant we went to is on the river and I have not been there before although I do live near to it, it is called 'D river at river'.

The restaurant itself is very nice, great surroundings, nice building, ferris wheel etc, friendly staff when we arrived and mine , was the only farang face, even the singer was decent. Anyway we ordered food, I never fancied Thai food on Saturday so I went with the safe option of fish and chips. Anyway the Thai food came first and I tasted it and I have to say it was good, then the fun started when my fish and chips arrived

The chips were pencil thin oven chips, I ate one and was surprised at how cold the managed to get it despite them having to cook it, I wondered if the had mastered some sort of reverse microwave oven that makes things cold quickly, these cold pale chips were laying next to two pieces of fish that may have been kicked to death, well they were battered. The batter was crispy, the two pieces were small, and to make matters even worse both pieces of fish were topped with a cheese slice (yes the cheap slices) and covered in chilli powder.

I called the waitress over and told her the chips were cold  and could she get them heated please. I expected her to take the whole plate but she chose to scrape the anaemic cold chips off my plate and onto another plate, most of them landing on the table and then picked up and put on the plate, she left me with my two excuses for fish and the salad that was also on the plate.

So I thought I would use the time productively and started to eat the fish, since both pieces were about half the size of the cheese slice I guessed I would finish them before the chips reappeared, I banked on them taking a couple of minutes. Anyway 5 minutes later still no chips and I would have asked for them apart from the fact that I had 3 fish bones stuck on my throat from the battered fish, after coughing them up we managed to ask the waitress for the chips, she told us they are coming (in thai, my gf is thai). Anyway after asking once more after 10 minutes she decided to go to the checkout and ask for the manager, she was told the manager is not working and that the chips were coming.

So 20 minutes after leaving the table my fries reappeared, of course at this point dinner had well and truly been finished and my appetite was no more so I said I no longer wanted them, and since they had provided food and service worse than anything I had encountered in 5 years in Thailand I also was not prepared to pay for the fish and chips. The staff agreed and then brought the bill with the fish and chips still on it, so off they toddled again to remove it.

When we left and got to the car park my gf asked the car park attendant the name of the manager, he gave us the name and told us she was in the office if we want to speak to her


Anyway we just left at that point, I had not paid for the excuse for a meal, but had paid for the thai food.


I guess there is a moral in here somewhere, maybe the moral is to order thai food in a thai restaurant, or don't let your ships out of your site as it maybe a long time before you see them again, and if they say the manager is not working (seemed fishy as it was a saturday night, at least one thing was fishy) check with the car park attendant as he is either more in the know than the other staff, or less in the know on the policy to deny all knowledge that she is there  

Are you seriously surprised that a restaurant that specializes in Thai food in Thailand does western food poorly?

Also, your little "septic" American bashing side comment was amusing maybe your overall attitude and view at life is crap which reflects in your immediate treatment by others.

There's a place where you can get fish and "chips" done right. It's called London, England maybe you should take the first plane out to there and never look back.

MAJIC, on 2010-09-24 00:33:22, said:

BS. Someone could sign up with 5 aliases and give you 2 reds a day x 5 equals 10 a day. Just one enemy could do that or more.